Embattled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he will step down on June 15, nearly three months after Israel’s government voted for the first time ever to dismiss the head of the security agency.

Shin Bet security agency chief Ronen Bar said on Monday that he plans to resign. "As the head of the organization, I took responsibility" for the failures of October 7, he said, speaking at an ...

As Netanyahu moves to oust Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet chief pushes back, vowing to stay until key investigations, including 'Qatargate,' are completed. Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement Sunday night that he intends to fire the head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, immediately elicited fierce denunciation from opposition politicians ...

JERUSALEM — The Israeli cabinet voted early on Friday to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service effective April 10, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said ...

Ronen Bar beat out the most recent former deputy Shin Bet chief before him, known as “R,” in the mainly two-way race in October 2021. Prior to June 2021, during Benjamin Netanyahu's former ...

During the fighting in the Gaza Strip, Israel managed to capture a local Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) agent, who admitted during his interrogation that he had been operating as a double agent.